The hosts were kind, I appreciate nice gestures on their part.

UTD is in an neighborhood fairly removed from the hustle of Sukhumvit. It's a more local Thai area and that means things are fairly cheaper and quieter than in busier parts of the city. It's easy to eat for 35 Baht and the street food is often very good.

Definitely give UTD a look if you don't need to be near the BTS. If you have a car or bike it's even that much better situation! I felt a little isolated not having one; the red 8 baht Song Teaw shuttles were not as reliable as I hoped, and didn't drop you off that close to On Nut BTS station. Plus coming back it seemed the driver would wait for the back to overflow to more than 20 people, which can be very very crowded.